Norway Climate Change Policy

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INTRODUCTION
Climate change and the destruction of the environment is the world's most sickening challenges
today. Many countries in the world have actually felt the painful effects of climate change, and
the Arctic part of the world is experiencing the most harmful impacts of climate change and
global warming. Sea levels are rising and period of dry summers are extending to almost five
months now in some part of the world, this drought has actually limited the number of
agricultural activities in the developing countries as they afford irrigational activities.
The world's climate has been changing over time, and the Norwegian environment is not an
exception as the global warming has strongly affected the region.
Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions have risen 4.2% from 1990, and the total discharge is
expected to have increased in the same trend by 2020(I. Forland, E.J., Flatoy, F., Hanssen-
Bauer, I. , Haugen, J.E., Isaken, K., Sorterberg, A., Adlandsvik, B. and Benestad, RE., 2009).
Climate development in North Norway and the Svalbard region during 1900-2100) if not proper
control measures are not undertaken.
The mean temperature in Norway is increasing over time now as recorded by meteorological
departments of Norway and the world, the temperature experienced have actually been higher
than what is expected. From the time of industrialization, the Norway's temperature has already
increased by a significant value, and sea levels have risen by about 20 cm. Melting glaciers have
mainly influenced the rising sea levels since 1990 the glaciers of Svalbard have melted and
shown imbalance because there is increasing net loss of ice. As glaciers melt, a larger volume of

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water flows into the oceans rising the sea level in the whole world. And much increase in the sea
level is expected by the end of the century.
As due to the problem of climate change, there is an expected a decline in the sea ice cover.
There were 700,000 km2 less sea ice cover in 2012(I. Forland, E.J., Flatoy, F., Hanssen-Bauer,
I. , Haugen, J.E., Isaken, K., Sorterberg, A., Adlandsvik, B. and Benestad, RE., 2012). Climate
development in North Norway and the Svalbard region during 1900-2100) as compared to the
ice coverage in the 2007, this suggests that in a few decades the Arctic ocean ice cover will have
declined by a very significant value and probably become ice-free in summer if no immediate
measure is undertaken.
Greenhouse gas emissions have a significant environmental impact regardless of where the gas
emissions are taking place, and all countries have a great responsibility to reduce gas emissions,
and the developed countries should be the first to act because they are responsible for the most
significant proportion of the gas emitted to the atmosphere.
Norway has also taken responsibility for contributing to reducing the emissions.
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY AND MEASURE ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED BY
NORWAY
Greenhouse gas emissions are the most significant problem facing the world today. The
government of Norway has agreed to work with international agencies to reduce the greenhouse
effect by;
1. INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AGREEMENTS

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Norway has been involved in the active role in efforts to make international agreement
effective since it was made and global agenda. Norway agrees that the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) as the significant framework on acting to curb
the climate change. This is a basis of the Kyoto protocol and should be the taken as the
basis for any global agreement.
The government use a long term effect as the essential basis for the future and set the
target to rise in the global temperature to be less than 2 degrees Celsius
The Paris Agreement also came into action in 2016 as the first comprehensive agreement
that brought together all countries and Norway was among the first countries in the world
to show interest in the contract and policies that had to be implemented.
2. MEASURES TO LOW-CARBON TRANSITION
I. TAX ON CARBON(IV) OXIDE EMISSIONS
One of the first measures to address Greenhouse Gas Emissions was a tax on CO2
emissions introduced in 1991. This policy is still used today and covers a more
significant percentage of gas emissions. It is applied in petrol and other activities in the
country. GHG was founded under the Pollution Control Act. Administrative authorities
usually decide the tax rates. This policy places a price on each ton of greenhouse gas
emitted, and therefore industries are forced to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The
objective of this policy was to promote increase fuel efficiency and promote clean energy
by reducing the number of fossil fuels used.